Free I Won't Let You Die Angel by Neal Goldy Page A

eyes.
    “Hello, sister dear! Missed
me??”

Chapter 11
     
    “Your work here is done
Neil. You may leave.”
    Neil stiffened beside me.
His hands were still on my shoulders, supporting me. It might seem hypocritical,
but it was Neil’s presence only that gave me assurance that I could do this, that
I could even face my so-called brother .
    “You are not the one who
assigned this to me. So, you won’t be the one who gets the girl”, replied
Neil in a completely professional way, like I was some valuable package to deliver.
Well, I was! I almost forgot that. No, not to him; god can’t be this cruel.
    “Neil Neil!! You are as
stubborn as you are known to be in the underworld. But let me introduce myself first.”
He grinned and extended his hand. “I am Storm . You must have heard of me.
Your godparents are a little fond of me.”
    Neil ignored the extended
hand and snorted, “I don’t care about your reputation in the underworld, Storm, but you must be acquainted with mine, that I don’t deliver to pawns. The
deal will be sealed either in the presence of Majestic or this girl will
be marked as my property.”
    I didn’t like the sound
of being someone’s property, but if being Neil’s property could save me from this
horrible person, I would gladly give myself to him. He might be my kidnapper, but
some tiny part of me was not as afraid of him as I should be. I felt safe with him.
I felt drawn to him. Neil’s presence was keeping me sane. If it were not for him,
I’d have sunk in my own sweat.
    Now, I can openly call myself
a hypocrite. Go figure. His blatant innuendo clearly made Storm flinch. He must
be an important figure to take this in stride. Storm took out something from his
breast pocket, a sort of a visiting card, and threw it in Neil’s face. I flinched.
Neil now looked outraged. He let go of me, shortening my reprieve, and picked up
the card vindictively.
    “See! Majestic’s seal. If
you are as prudent as you are known to be, you must know what it means. Right? So…
I’ll say this again. Your work here is done. Leave the girl in my custody and vanish
before I treat myself with your head for defying our collusion; and, I daresay,
I’ll enjoy it very much.”
    For a moment, I thought
Neil was going to punch him, or definitely wanted to, but then he clenched his fist
and let out a ragged breath. Anger radiated through him, malice clear in his eyes,
but he said nothing.
    Slowly and reluctantly,
he pried my fingers away from the hem of his jacket, which I just realized I was
gripping, and stepped back. I watched his retreat with the utmost horror.
    “Neil….. What?? …. Please…….
Don’t…” I could not shape a sentence. I was terrified beyond measure. I wanted to
tell him not to leave me here. I wanted to go to him, wanted him to keep me safe
in his embrace, wanted to hold his hand for assurance. I silently begged him, channeling
all the fear and sorrow in my eyes not to abandon me to the mercy of the person
who’d made once my life hell.
    Tears threatened to come
out. “Neil, please don’t leave me here. Please…. I’ll do anything you say. Just
take me away from here. I won’t ask for freedom, I promise. I won’t irritate you
by talking about science and my passion; I’ll never ask for the right sized clothes,
I’ll even forsake my habit of caffeine. Please, I’ll be your slave.” My voice choked,
dread kept my legs fixed in place.
    Something flickered in Neil’s
eyes, maybe compassion, maybe something else. I started towards him; before I could
even walk two paces, I was jerked backwards, Storm’s hand tightening on my arms.
    Neil raised his foot to
come forward, but stopped himself. All around us, guards pointed their big guns
in Neil’s direction. Even both Neil and I together couldn’t take all of them on
and I was in no condition to fight. My emotional barrier caused my brain to
cease working and as well as the skills I had learned to use in such situations.
    “Now,